More now than ever, milk margins have caused dairy producers to find the most affordable ration available while not sacrificing production

Recently, I had the opportunity to drive through an area where I worked as a young nutritionist some 30 plus years ago

Dairy farmers strive to get the most return on investment from every asset on their farm. One part of the business that might be overlooked as an asset, though, is the feed center

Most people only think of milkfat when they grab a jug of milk out of the dairy case. For dairy farmers, though, raising milkfat and protein levels is a goal for many, especially as milk components become...

I had an actual conversation with Microsoft Bing’s new A.I. . . . as in artificial intelligence . . . chatbot this morning. After so much press about this new A.I. tool’s usefulness to regular...

To all the avid Hoard’s Dairyman readers out there — thank you! Over the nearly 15 years since graduate school, I’ve written articles for different publications

Many factors contribute to positive results when managing cows in an automated milking system

Corn Silage: From Seed to Feed is the latest offering from the Hoard’s Dairyman bookstore

Record high feed costs and milk values are challenging traditional thoughts on feed and milk economics. Even though feed costs keep going up and up

The use of by-product feeds has been a longtime dairy farmer practice to effectively recycle valuable nutrients that are either indigestible or undesirable for human consumption

Feed expenses make up more than half the cost of producing milk on today’s dairy farms

During unprecedented times like our society has been through the past two-plus years, the week-to-week swings may seem daunting

“I like to think about what we do when we build rations is we’re really babysitting the confluence of economics and biology

A cliché is an overused word or phrase that can deviate from or even betray the word’s intended meaning. In some cases, clichés are used so frequently that they become unnoticeable...

As shelled corn prices are a couple dollars higher per bushel (56 pounds as-fed basis) compared to prior years, dairy farmers are asking what alternatives and strategies could be considered

The herd at Neu-Hope Dairy near Bluffton, Ind., averages 94 pounds of milk per cow per day

While farms have made positive strides toward reducing fresh cow health problems, the transition period remains a challenge for our dairy industry

When it comes to feed costs, we are in uncharted waters and seem to be going “where no man has gone before.”